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S.  R.  A. — B.  S.  61.  Issued  August  7, 1924. 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 


SERVICE  AND  REGULATORY  ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BUREAU  OF  BIOLOGICAL  SURVEY 


LAWS  AND   REGULATIONS   RELATING   TO   GAME   IN 

ALASKA  1 

Public  Resolution  No.  34,  68th  Congress  (Senate  Joint  Resolution 
127),  approved  June  7,  1924,  conferred  upon  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture, effective  July  1,  1924,  the  powers  and  duties  theretofore  con- 
ferred upon  the  Governor  of  Alaska  with  respect  to  the  protection 
of  wild  game  animals  and  wild  birds  by  the  act  of  May  11,  1908  (35 
Stat.  102;  compiled  Laws  of  Alaska,"  1913,  sections  "330-337),  en- 
titled "  An  act  for  the  protection  of  game  in  Alaska  and  for  other 
purposes." 

In  view  of  the  foregoing,  all  references  to  the  Governor  of  Alaska 
in  the  following  laws  and  regulations,  which  will  remain  in  force 
for  the  present,  should  be  interpreted  to  refer  to  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C.  Administration  of  the  law  will  be 
by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  through  the  Chief,  Bureau  of  Bio- 
logical Survey,  Washington,  D.  C.  Information  relating  to  Alaska 
game  will  be  furnished  by  the  Biological  Survey  or  by  the  Chief 
Alaska  Game  Warden,  Juneau,  Alaska. 


TEXT  OF  THE  ALASKA  GAME  LAW 

[35  Stat.  102  ;  Comp.  Laws  of  Alaska,  1913,  sees.  330-337] 

AN  ACT  To  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  for  the  protection  of  game  in  Alaska  and  for 
other  purposes,"  approved  June  seventh,  nineteen  hundred  and  two 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United 
States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  an  act  entitled  "An  act  for  the 
protection  of  game  in  Alaska,  and  for  other  purposes,"  approved  June  seventh, 
nineteen  hundred  and  two,  be  amended  to  read  as  follows : 

From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  act  the  wanton  destruction  of  wild  game 
animals  or  wild  birds,  except  eagles,  ravens,  and  cormorants,  the  destruction  of 

1  The  regulations  on  Alaska  game  recently  promulgated  by  the  Seeretary  of  Agri- 
culture are  not  repeated  here,  but  will  be  found  in  Service  and  Regulatory  Announce- 
ment, B.  S.  59.  "  Regulations  for  the  Protection  of  Game  in  Certain  Localities  in 
Alaska,"  and  the  text  of  the  treaty,  act.  and  regulations  affecting  migratory  game  birds 
in  Alaska  will  be  found  in  Service  and  Regulatory  Announcement,  B.  S.  55,  "  Migratory 
Bird  Treaty,  Act.  and  Regulation*."... r-~ " 

Additional  copies  of  this  riuKHctt^oftLainsP.-Pf  the  two '.referred  to  in  this  footnote  may 
be  obtained  froiji  the  U.  S.  ;FfH7$?tR>£$t  t^&i&ricttjturej  Washington,  D.  C,  or  from  the 
Chief  Alaska  Grime  Wardens  #&n^aTrr'*iCTaska. 

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2  BUREAU    OF   BIOLOGICAL   SURVEY  S.  R.  A. 

nests  and  eggs  of  such  birds,  or  the  killing  of  any  wild  birds  other  than  game 
birds,  except  eagles,  for  the  purpose  of  selling  the  same  or  the  skins  or  any 
part  thereof,  except  as  hereinafter  provided,  is  hereby  prohibited. 

Game  defined.— The  term  "game  animals"  shall  include  deer,  moose,  caribou, 
mountain  sheep,  mountain  goats,  brown  bear,  sea  lions,  and  walrus.  The  term 
"  game  birds "  shall  include  waterfowl,  commonly  known  as  ducks,  geese, 
brant,  and  swans;  shorebirds  commonly  known  as  plover,  snipe,  and  curlew, 
and  the  several  specimens  of  grouse  and  ptarmigan. 

Exemption*. — Nothing  in  this  act  shall  affect  any  law  now  in  force  in  Alaska 
relating  to  the  fur  seal,  sea  otter,  or  any  fur-bearing  animal,  or  prevent  the 
killing  of  any  game  animal  or  bird  for  food  or  clothing  at  any  time  by  natives, 
or  by  miners  or  explorers,  when  in  need  of  food ;  but  the  game  animals  or  birds 
so  killed  during  close  season  shall  not  be  shipped  or  sold. 

Sec.  2.  Season. — That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  Alaska  to  kill 
any  wild  game  animals  or  birds,  except  during  the  season  hereinafter  provided : 
North  of  latitude  sixty-two  degrees,  brown  bear  may  be  killed  at  any  time; 
moose,  caribou,  sheep,  walrus,  and  sea  lions  from  August  first  to  December 
tenth,  both  inclusive ;  south  of  latitude  sixty-two  degrees,  moose,  caribou,  and 
mountain  sheep  from  August  twentieth  to  December  thirty-first,  both  inclusive ; 
brown  bear  from  October  first  to  July  first,  both  inclusive ;  deer  and  mountain 
goats  from  April  first  to  February  first,  both  inclusive;  grouse,  ptarmigan,  shore- 
birds  and  waterfowl 2  from  September  first  to  March  first,  both  inclusive : 
Provided,  That  no  caribou  shall  be  killed  on  the  Kenai  Peninsula  before  August 
twentieth,  nineteen  hundred  and  twelve:  And  provided  further,  That  the  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture  is  hereby  authorized,  whenever  he  shall  deem  it  necessary 
for  the  preservation  of  game  animals  or  birds,  to  make  and  publish  rules  and 
regulations  prohibiting  the  sale  of  any  game  in  any  locality,  modifying  the  close 
seasons  hereinbefore  established,  providing  different  close  seasons  for  different 
parts  of  Alaska,  placing  further  restrictions  and  limitations  on  the  killing  of 
such  animals  or  birds  in  any  given  locality,  or  prohibiting  killing  entirely  for  a 
period  not  exceeding  two  years  in  such  locality. 

Sec.  3.  Number. — That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  kill  any  female 
or  yearling  moose  or  for  any  one  person  to  kill  in  any  one  year  more  than  the 
number  specified  of  each  of  the  following  animals :  Two  moose,  one  walrus  or 
sea  lion,  three  caribou,  three  mountain  sheep,  three  brown  bear,  or  to  kill  or 
have  in  his  possession  in  any  one  day  more  than  twrenty-five  grouse  or  ptarmigan 
or  twenty-five  shorebirds  or  waterfowl. 

Guns  and  boats. — That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  at  any  time  to 
hunt  with  dogs  any  of  the  game  animals  specified  in  this  act ;  to  use  a  shot- 
gun larger  than  number  ten  gauge,  or  any  gun  other  than  that  which  can  be 
fired  from  the  shoulder ;  or  to  use  steam  launches  or  any  boats  other  than  those 
propelled  by  oars  or  paddles  in  the  pursuit  of  game  animals  or  birds. 

Sec  4.  Sale. — That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  at  any  time 
to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  hides,  skins,  or  heads  of  any  game  animals  or  game 
birds  in  Alaska,  or  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  or  purchase,  or  offer  to  purchase,  any 
game  animals  or  game  birds  or  parts  thereof,  during  the  time  when  the  killing 
of  such  animals  or  birds  is  prohibited ;  Provided,  That  it  shall  be  lawful  for 
dealers  having  in  possession  game  animals  or  game  birds  legally  killed  during 
the  open  season  to  dispose  of  the  same  within  fifteen  days  after  the  close  of 
said  season. 

Sec.  5  Licenses. — That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  nonresident  of  Alaska 
to  hunt  any  of  the  game  animals  protected  by  this  act,  except  deer  and  goats, 
without  first  obtaining  a  hunting  license,  or  to  hunt  on  the  Kenai  Peninsula 
without  a  registered  guide,  and  such  license  shall  not  be  transferable  and  shall 
be  valid  only  during  the  calendar  year  in  which  issued.  Each  applicant  shall 
pay  a  fee  of  one  hundred  dollars  for  such  license,  unless  he  be  a  citizen  of  the 
United  St;ites,  in  which  case  he  shall  pay  a  fee  of  fifty  dollars.  Each  license 
shall  be  accompanied  by  coupons  authorizing  the  shipment  of  two  moose  if 
killed  north  of  latitude  sixty-two  degrees,  four  deer,  three  caribou,  three  moun- 
tain sheep,  throe  gouts,  and  throe  brown  bear,  or  any  part  of  said  animals,  but 
no  more  <>f  any  one  kind. 

A  resident  of  Alaska  desiring  to  export  heads  or  trophies  of  any  of  the  game 
animals  mentioned  in  Ibis  act  shall  first  obtain  a  shipping  license,  for  which  he 
shall  pay  ;i  tee  of  .<4().  permitting  the  shipment   of  heads  or  trophies  of  one 

2  Amended  by  Migratory  Bird  Treaty,  Act,  and  Regulations,  see  footnote  No.  1,  page  1. 


B.  S.  61  SERVICE   AND  REGULATORY   ANNOUNCEMENTS  3 

moose,  if  killed  north  of  latitude  sixty-two  degrees,  four  deer,  two  caribou,  two 
sheep,  two  goats  and  two  brown  bear,  but  no  more  of  any  one  kind  ;  or  a  ship- 
ping license,  for  which  he  shall  pay  a  fee  of  $10,  permitting  the  shipment  of  a 
single  head  or  trophy  of  caribou  or  sheep ;  or  a  shipping  license,  for  which  he 
shall  pay  a  fee  of  $5,  permitting  the  shipment  of  a  single  head  or  trophy  of 
any  goat,  deer,  or  brown  bear.  Any  person  wishing  to  ship  moose  killed  south 
of  latitude  sixty-two  degrees  must  first  obtain  a  special  shipping  license  for 
which  he  shall  pay  a  fee  of  $150,  permitting  the  shipment  of  one  moose,  or  any 
part  thereof.  Not  more  than  one  general  license  and  two  special  moose  licenses 
shall  be  issued  to  any  one  person  in  one  year:  Provided,  That  before  any  trophy 
shall  be  shipped  from  Alaska  under  the  provisions  of  this  act  the  person  desir- 
ing to  make  such  shipment  shall  first  make  and  file  with  the  customs  office  at  the 
port  where  such  shipment  is  to  be  made  an  affidavit  to  the  effect  that  he  lias 
not  violated  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act;  that  the  trophy  which  he  desires 
to  ship  has  not  been  bought  or  purchased  and  has  not  been  sold  and  is  not 
being  shipped  for  the  purpose  of  being  sold,  and  that  he  is  the  owner  of  the 
trophy  which  he  desires  to  ship,  and  if  the  trophy  is  that  of  moose,  whether  the 
animal  from  which  it  was  taken  was  killed  north  or  south  of  latitude  sixty-two 
degrees:  Provided  further,  That  any  resident  of  Alaska  prior  to  September  first 
nineteen  hundred  and  eight,  may  without  permit  or  license  ship  any  head  or 
trophy  of  any  of  the  game  animals  herein  mentioned  upon  filing  an  affidavit 
with  the  customs  office  at  the  port  where  such  shipment  is  to  be  made  that  the 
animal  from  which  said  head  or  trophy  was  taken  was  killed  prior  to  the  pas- 
sage of  this  act.  Any  affidavit  required  by  the  provisions  of  this  act  may  be 
subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  any  customs  officer  or  before  any  officer  com- 
petent to  administer  an  oath. 

The  Governor  of  Alaska  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  licenses  for  hunting 
and  shipping  big  game.  On  issuing  a  license  he  shall  require  the  applicant  to 
state  whether  the  heads  or  trophies  to  be  obtained  or  shipped  under  said  license 
will  pass  through  the  ports  of  entry  at  Seattle,  Washington,  Portland,  Oregon, 
or  San  Francisco,  California,  and  he  shall  forthwith  notify  the  collector  of 
customs  at  the  proper  port  of  entry  as  to  the  name  of  the  holder  of  the  license 
and  the  name  and  address  of  the  consignee.  All  proceeds  from  licenses, 
except  $1  from  each  fee,  which  shall  be  retained  by  the  clerk  issuing  the 
license  to  cover  the  cost  of  printing  and  issue,  shall  be  paid  into  the  Treasury 
of  the  United  States  as  miscellaneous  receipts;  the  amount  necessary  for  the 
enforcement  of  this  act  shall  be  estimated  for  annually  by  the  Agricultural 
Department  and  appropriated  for,  including  the  employment  and  salaries  to  be 
paid  to  game  wardens  herein  authorized.  And  the  Governor  shall  annually 
make  a  detailed  and  itemized  report  to  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  in  which 
he  shall  state  the  number  and  kind  of  licenses  issued,  the  money  received, 
which  report  shall  also  include  a  full  statement  of  all  trophies  exported  and  all 
animals  and  birds  exported  for  any  purpose. 

And  the  Governor  of  Alaska  is  further  authorized  to  employ  game  wardens, 
to  make  regulations  for  the  registration  and  employment  of  guides,  and  fix 
the  rates  for  licensing  guides  and  rates  of  compensation  for  guiding.  Every 
person  applying  for  a  guide  license  shall,  at  the  time  of  making  such  appli- 
cation, make  and  file  with  the  person  issuing  such  license  an  affidavit  to  the 
effect  that  he  will  obey  all  the  conditions  of  this  act  and  of  the  regulations 
thereunder,  that  he  will  not  violate  any  of  the  game  laws  or  regulations  of 
Alaska,  and  that  he  will  report  all  violations  of  such  laws  and  regulations 
that  come  to  his  knowledge.  Any  American  citizen  or  native  of  Alaska,  of 
good  character,  upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  this  act,  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  guide  license.  Any  guide  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  report  any 
violation  of  this  act,  or  who  shall  himself  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
act,  shall  have  his  license  revoked,  and  in  addition  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalty 
provided  in  section  seven  of  this  act.  and  shall  be  ineligible  to  act  as  guide 
for  a  period  of  five  years  from  the  date  of  conviction. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  persons,  firm,  or  corporation,  or  their 
officers  or  agents,  to  deliver  to  any  common  carrier,  or  for  the  owner,  agent, 
or  master  of  any  vessel,  or  for  any  other  person  to  receive  for  shipment  or 
have  in  possession  with  intent  to  ship  out  of  Alaska,  any  wild  birds,  except 
eagles,  or  parts  thereof,  or  any  heads,  hides,  or  carcasses  of  brown  bear, 
caribou,  deer,  moose,  mountain  sheep,  or  mountain  goats,  or  parts  thereof, 
unless  said  heads,  hides,  or  carcasses  are  accompanied  by  the  required  license 
or  coupon  and  by  a  copy  of  the  affidavit  required  by  section  five  of  this  act : 
Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  collection 


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of  specimens  for  scientific  purposes,  the  capture  or  shipment  of  live  animals 
and  birds  for  exhibition  or  propagation,  or  the  export  from  Alaska  of  specimens 
under  permit  from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and  under  such  restrictions 
and  limitations  as  he  may  prescribe  and  publish. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  collector  of  customs  at  Seattle,  Portland,  and 
San  Francisco  to  keep  strict  account  of  all  consignments  of  game  animals 
received  from  Alaska,  and  no  consignment  of  game  shall  be  entered  until  due 
notice  thereof  has  been  received  from  the  Governor  of  Alaska  or  the  Secretary 
of  Agriculture,  and  found  to  agree  with  the  name  and  address  on  the  ship- 
ment. In  case  consignments  arrive  without  licenses  they  shall  be  detained  for 
sixty  days,  and  if  a  license  be  not  then  produced  said  consignment  shall' be 
forfeited  to  the  United  States  and  shall  be  delivered  by  the  collector  of  customs 
to  the  United  States  marshal  of  the  district  for  such  disposition  as  the  court 
may  direct. 

Skc.  7.  Penalties. — That  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall 
forfeit  to  the  United  States  all  game  or  birds  in  his  possession,  and  all  guns. 
traps,  nets,  or  boats  used  in  killing  or  capturing  said  game  or  birds,  and  shall 
be  punished  for  each  offense  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  two  hundred  dollars  or 
imprisonment  not  more  than  three  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment, in  the  discretion  of  the  court.  Any  person  making  any  false  or  untrue 
statements  in  any  affidavit  required  by  this  act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor, and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  forfeit  to  the  United  States  all 
trophies  in  his  possession,  and  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  in  any  sum  not  more 
than  two  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  not  more  than  three  months,  or  by 
both  such  tine  and  imprisonment,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

Enforcement. — It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  marshals  and  deputy  mar- 
shals, collectors  or  deputy  collectors  of  customs,  all  officers  of  revenue  cutters, 
and  all  game  wardens  to  assist  in  the  enforcement  of  this  act.  Any  marshal, 
deputy  marshal,  or  warden  in  or  out  of  Alaska  may  arrest  without  warrant  any 
person  found  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act  or  any  of  the  regulations 
herein  provided,  and  may  seize  any  game,  birds,  or  hides,  and  any  traps,  nets, 
guns,  boats,  or  other  paraphernalia  used  in  the  capture  of  such  game  or  birds 
and  found  in  the  possession  of  said  person  in  or  out  of  Alaska,  and  any  col- 
lector or  deputy  collector  of  customs,  or  warden,  or  licensed  guide,  or  any  person 
authorized  in  writing  by  a  marshal  shall  have  the  power  above  provided  to. 
arrest  persons  found  violating  this  act  or  said  regulations  and  seize  said 
property  without  warrant  to  keep  and  deliver  the  same  to  a  marshal  or  a 
deputy  marshal.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  upon 
request  of  the  Governor  or  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  to  aid  in  carrying  out  the 
provisions  of  this  act. 

Sec.  8.  That  all  acts  or  parts  of  acts  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
act  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  May  11,  1908. 


AMENDMENTS 

[36  Stat.  1360.] 


Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United 
States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled.  That  from  and  after  the  passage  of 
this  act  it  shall  bo.  lawful  to  kill  grouse,  ptarmigan,  shorebirds,  and  waterfowl 
from  September  first  to  March  first,  both  inclusive,  anywhere  in  the  Territory 
of  Alaska. 

Approved  March  4,  1911. 

[Public  Res.   No.  34,  68th  Congress] 

Resolved  by  the  Smote  and  ihni.se  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States 
of  America  in  Congress  assembled.  That,  on  and  after  July  1,  1924,  the  powers 
and  duties  heretofore  conferred  i]i)ou  the  Governor  of  Alaska  by  existing  law 
for  the  protection  of  wild  game  animals  and  wild  birds  in  Alaska  are  hereby 
conferred  upon  and  shall  be  exercised  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture;  and  all 
money  available  or  appropriated  in  any  act  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30. 
1925,  for  carrying  into  effect  the  act  approved  May  11.  1906,  entitled  "An  act 
for  the  protection  of  game  in  Alaska  and  for  other  purposes,"  including  salaries, 


B.  a.  61  SERVICE   AND   REGULATORY   ANNOUNCEMENTS  5 

traveling  expenses  of  game  wardens,  and  all  other  necessary  expenses,  is  here- 
by transferred  to  the  credit  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  to  be  expended 
by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  such  purposes. 
Approved,  June  7,  1924. 


TERRITORIAL  LEGISLATION 

DESTRUCTION    OF   GAME 

LChap.  62,  Act  of  April  29,   1915.] 

Sec.  1.  From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  any  person  killing  a  deer  or 
other  wild  food  animal  within  the  Territory  of  Alaska,  with  intent  to  wantonly 
destroy  said  animal  and  without  making  every  effort  to  have  such  animal  util- 
ized for  food,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof, 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment 
not  exceeding  six  months. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  who  shall  have  knowledge  of  any  violation  of  this  act 
and  who  shall  fail  to  report  the  same  to  the  authorities,  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding two  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  three  months. 


REGULATIONS 

LICENSED    GUIDES  AND    PACKERS 

Under  the  provisions  of  the  Alaska  game  law  the  following  rules  and  regu- 
lations have  been  issued  by  the  Governor  of  Alaska,  governing  the  appointment, 
compensation  and  conduct  of  licensed  guides : 

1.  Licensed  guides  shall  be  of  two  classes,  (1)  white  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  and  (2)  men  of  mixed  blood  leading  a  civilized  life — Indians,  Eskimos, 
or  Aleuts — all  herein  referred  to  as  natives.  Guides  of  both  classes  will  be 
appointed  for  the  term  of  two  years,  unless  their  licenses  are  sooner  revoked; 
and  no  person  will  be  appointed  a  licensed  guide  unless  he  states  his  intention 
of  devoting  the  principal  part  of  his  time  during  the  hunting  season  to  the 
business  of  guiding  hunting  parties  in  the  game  regions  of  the  Kenai  Peninsula 
or  the  terriory  drained  by  the  White  or  Chitina  river. 

2.  Each  licensed  guide  of  the  first  class  shall  pay  a  license  fee  of  $20  for  the 
period  for  which  his  commission  is  issued  or  remains  in  effect.  Each  guide  of 
the  second  class  shall  pay  a  license  fee  of  $7.50  for  the  period  for  which  his 
commission  is  issued  or  remains  in  effect. 

3.  The  compensation  which  each  guide  of  the  first  and  second  classes  may 
charge  for  his  services  during  the  hunting  season  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  not 
more  than  $12.50  per  day  during  the  time  he  is  employed:  Provided,  Any  guide 
may,  in  his  discretion  and  with  the  full  consent  of  the  hunting  party,  enter 
into  special  arrangements  whereby  he  shall  charge  for  his  services  the  above- 
named  per  diem  rates  for  a  minimum  period  of  30  days  for  a  hunting  trip. 

4.  No  licensed  guide  shall  shoot  or  kill  any  moose  or  other  game  animal 
while  engaged  in  conducting  a  hunting  party. 

5.  An  official  badge  is  furnished  to  each  licensed  guide,  who  shall  surrender 
the  badge  to  the  nearest  game  warden  whenever  his  term  of  service  shall  be 
terminated  for  any  cause. 

6.  Licensed   guides,    while   appointed   by    the    Governor    and    held   general  Ir- 
responsible to  him,  will  be  held  accountable  to  the  game  wardens   for  their 
conduct   while   actually   employed   as  such   guides,   and   packers   will   be  held 
responsible  to  the  game  wardens  for  their  conduct  while  actually  employ, 
such  packers. 

7.  Packers  shall  be  appointed  by  the  game  wardens,  who  shall  keep  a  register 
of  their  names  and  report  such  registration  to  the  Governor.  The  compensation 
of  packers  shall  not  exceed  $6  per  day  for  the  period  during  which  they  are 
employed. 

8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  guide  and  packer  to  report  to  the  nearesl 
game  warden,  or  any  other  officer  charged  with  the  enforcement  of  the  game 
law,  at  the  earliest  possible  moment  any  and  all  infractions  of  the  law  or  the 


6  BUREAU    OF   BIOLOGICAL   SURVEY  S.  R.  A. 

regulations    thereunder    which    may    have    come    within    his    observation    or 
knowledge. 

9.  Whenever  a  guide  is  employed  by  any  person  or  party,  such  guide  shall, 
ar  the  expiration  of  the  period  of  time  for  which  he  is  employed,  make  a  writ- 
ten statement  to  the  nearest  game  warden  in  the  district,  stating  the  number 
of  days  he  was  employed,  the  number  of  persons  guided,  their  names,  residence, 
and  the  number  of  each  kind  of  game  killed  ;  and  if  nonresidents,  the  number 
of  their  licenses. 

10.  Applications  for  licenses  should  be  addressed  to  the  Governor  of  Alaska 
and  be  forwarded  through  the  nearest  warden,  who  will  transmit  it  to  the 
office  of  the  Governor  of  Alaska  with  his  approval  or  disapproval. 


SCIENTIFIC   COLLECTING   PERMITS 

[Effective  October   1,   1908] 

1.  Permit*. — Hereafter  the  Department  of  Agriculture  will  not  issue  permits 
for  the  shipment  of  trophies,  including  heads  or  hides  of  game  animals,  since 
the  new  law  requires  that  such  trophies  be  shipped  under  regular  hunting  or 
shipping  licenses  issued  by  the  Governor  of  Alaska.  Persons  desiring  to  collect 
specimens  of  mammals,  birds,  nests,  or  eggs  in  Alaska  for  scientific  purposes 
must  satisfy  the  Department  that  the  specimens  are  intended  for  such  purposes 
before  permits  will  be  issued,  and  must  forward  with  the  permit  to  the  col- 
lector of  customs  at  Seattle,  Portland,  or  San  Francisco  a  list  showing  the 
number  of  each  kind  of  game  collected  under  said  permit  before  the  speci- 
mens will  be  released  from  the  customhouse.  If  several  shipments  are  made 
under  one  permit,  the  permit  should  accompany  the  first  consignment  and  a 
list  of  the  game  contained  in  each  shipment  mailed  to  the  collector  of  cus- 
toms at  the  time  of  such  shipment.  Permits  will  be  issued  only  to  regular 
representatives  of  public  museums  or,  under  exceptional  circumstances,  to  per- 
sons who  are  known  to  be  making  special  investigations. 

Persons  desiring  to  ship  live  animals  or  birds  should  obtain  permits  suffi- 
ciently in  advance  of  shipment  to  avoid  any  delay  when  the  consignments 
reach  the  customhouse. 

Applicants  should  be  careful  to  state  in  each  case  the  region  where  speci- 
mens are  to  be  collected  and  the  probable  port  and  date  of  shipment.  All 
permits  will  expire  on  December  31  of  the  year  of  issue,  but  consignments 
actually  shipped  before  such  expiration  may  be  admitted  upon  arrival  at 
Seattle,  Port  hind,  or  San  Francisco. 

2.  Specimens  for  scientific  purposes. — Packages  containing  specimens  for 
scientific  purposes  offered  for  shipment  must  be  marked  "  Specimens  for  scien- 
tific purposes,"  or  words  to  like  effect,  and  must  bear  the  shipper's  name  and 
address.  Inattention  to  these  details  will  render  packages  subject  to  examina- 
tion and  detention  by  officers  of  the  customs.  Packages  of  specimens  addressed 
t<>  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  tlie  Smithsonian  Institution, 
or  the  United  States  National  Museum,  if  properly  marked,  may  he  shipped 
without  permit  and  without  examination.  Packages  addressed  to  individuals, 
whether  officers  of  executive  departments  or  not,  must  be  accompanied  by 
permit. 

3.  Live  animals  and  birds. — Live  animals  or  birds  for  exhibition  or  propaga- 
tion may  he  captured  in  a  close  season  under  permit  only,  and  shipments  must 
he  accompanied  by  permits  except  us  stated  in  regulation  4.  Consignments 
offered  for  shipment  without  permit  will  not  he  refused  transportation,  hut  may 
he  forwarded  to  Seattle,  Portland,  or  San  Francisco  and  held  there  at  owner's 
risk  and  expense  until  permits  arc  obtained. 

4.  Parks  excepted. — Live  animals  (not  exceeding  10  in  one  consignment)  and 
live  birds  (not  exceeding  25  in  one  consignment  I  may  he  shipped  without  per- 
mit to  the  Pillowing  public  zoological  parks,  if  shipped  directly  to  said  parks 
and  not   i"  sonic  ag<  hi  : 

den  Gate  Park,  San  Francisco. 
Pin' (tin  Park,  Chicago. 
Menagerie  of  Central  Park,  New  York  City. 
National  Zoological   Park,   Washington. 
New  York  Zoological  Society,  New  York  City. 
Zoological  Society,  Philadelphia. 
Consignments  for  these  parks  which  exceed  the  above-mentioned  limits  must 
he  accompanied  by  regular  permits  in  all  cases. 


B.  S.  61  SERVICE   AND   REGULATORY   ANNOUNCEMENTS  7 

5.  Reserved  rights  of  department. — The  department  expressly  reserves  the 
right  to  examine  at  Seattle.  Portland,  or  San  Francisco  any  or  all  specimens, 
live  game  animals,  or  game  birds  from  Alaska,  whether  shipped  as  personal 
baggage  or  otherwise;  to  detain,  if  necessary,  at  said  pofas  any  consignment 
of  game  animals  or  birds  or  any  part  thereof  not  forwarded  in  conformity  with 
these  regulations,  and  to  require  the  return  of  the  same  either  to  original  port 
of  shipment  or  their  delivery  to  the  United  States  marshal  for  disposition  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  sections  6  and  7  of  the  act.  Owners  and 
masters  of  vessels  will  accept  all  consignments  subject  to  these  conditions.  In 
case  of  return,  all  expenses  of  reshipment  will  be  paid  by  the  vessel  transport- 
ing the  goods  from  Alaska;  and  the  master  of  said  vessel  must  file  at  Seattle, 
Portland,  or  San  Francisco  a  customs  receipt  for  all  goods  returned  to  Alaska. 

6.  Examination  of  shipments. — Specimens  or  live  animals  and  birds  arriving 
at  Seattle  or  San  Francisco,  not  covered  by  permits  or  shipped  contrary  to  these 
regulations,  will  be  held  for  examination  by  officers  of  the  customs,  promptly 
reported,  and  released  only  upon  instructions  from  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment ;  provided  that  all  goods  not  released  within  60  days  after  arrival  shall 
be  returned  to  the  port  of  shipment  (at  the  expense  of  the  vessel  bringing  the 
same)  for  disposition  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  sections  6  and  7 
of  the  act. 

All  previous  regulations  and  all  special  rulings  of  the  department  in  conflict 
with  these  regulations  are  hereby  revoked. 


SYNOPSIS   OF  HUNTING   SEASONS,   ETC. 

Baa: 
Open  seasons  and  bag  limits:  Dates  inclusive       limit 

n»u  m™a*  «»i-« /south  of  latitude  62° Sept.     1-Dec.  31       1 

Bull  moose  only   (north  Qf  ^^  62o AJg    20_Dec  31      2 

Deer  (males  only),  in  southeastern  Alaska  east  of 

longitude  141°  3 Sept.  16-Dec.  15  3 

Caribou  (except  fawns),  south  of  Arctic  Circle Aug.  20-Dec.  31  3 

Mountain  sheep  (rams  only,  south  of  Arctic  Circle  3 Aug.   20-Dec.  31  3 

Mountain    goats     (except    kids),    south    of    Arctic 

Circle3 Aug.   20-Dec.  31  3 

T5™„r„  k^«„  north  of  latitude  62° No  close  season         3 

Brown  bear  ^^  Qf  latUude  62o Qct      1_July     ± 

Game  birds: 

Grouse  and  ptarmigan Sept.  1-Mar.    1 

Duck,  goose,  brant,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  black 

bellied  and  golden  plovers,  and  yellowlegs Sept.   1-Dec.  15 

No  open  season  on — 

Game  animals  and  game  birds  on  Kruzof  and  Partofshikof  Islands. 

All  game  animals  in  the  Taku  River  Drainage.* 

Moose. — Females,  yearlings,  and  calves. 

Mountain  goats. — Kids,  on  Baranof  and  Chichagof  Islands  and  on  Kenai 

Peninsula  east  of  longitude  150°. 
Mountain  sheep. — Females  and  young;  and  on  the  Kenai  Peninsula  east 

of  longitude  150°. 
Deer. — West  of  longitude  141° ;  females  and  young,  south  of  Arctic  Circle. 
Caribou. — Fawns,  south  of  Arctic  Circle. 
Birds. — Except  game  birds,  eagles,  ravens,  and  cormorants. 

Restrictions  on  daily  season  and  use  of  certain  devices: 

Unlawful  to  hunt  migratory  birds  from  sunset  to  one-half  hour  before  sun- 
rise, or  with  a  gun  larger  than  No.  10  gauge,  or  from  an  airplane,  powerboat, 
sailboat,  any  boat  under  sail,  or  any  floating  device  towed  by  powerboat  or 
sailboat. 

Bag  limits  and   possession : 

Unlawful  to  kill  or  have  in  possession  more  than  25  grouse  or  ptarmigan  in 
one  day;  or  to  kill  more  than  25  ducks,  8  geese,  or  8  brant,  or  have  more  than 

3  See  S.  R.  A.,  B.  S.  No.  50.  *  See  S.  R.  A.,  B.  S.  No.  59,  Regulation  No.  3. 


8  BUREAU    OF   BIOLOGICAL   SURVEY  S.  R.  A.— B.  S.  61 

25  in  all  combined  in  possession  in  one  clay ;  or  to  kill  more  than  15  in  the  aggre- 
gate of  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  yellowlegs,  or  more  than  25 
Wilson  snipe;  or  ltfive  more  than  25  shorebirds  in  the  aggregate  of  all  kinds 
in  possession  in  one  day ;  or  to  kill  more  than  25  in  the  aggregate  of  coots 
and  gallinules  in  one  day.  Ducks,  geese,  brant,  coot,  gallinules,  and  shorebirds 
taken  in  the  Territory  may  be  possessed  only  during  the  open  season  and  the  first 
10  days  of  the  close  season,  but  such  migratory  game  birds  taken  outside  of 
the  Territory  and  legally  exported  may  be  possessed  in  the  Territory  during  the 
open  season  where  taken  and  first  10  days  of  close  season.  Other  game  legally 
taken  may  be  possessed  for  noncommercial  purposes  at  any  time. 

Hunting  licenses: 

Nonresident,  United  States  citizen,  $50. 
Nonresident,  alien.  $100. 

Nonresident  prohibited  from  hunting  on  Kenai  Peninsula  and  in  territory 
drained  by  White  and  Chitina  Rivers,  without  licensed  guides. 
No  licenses  required  for  hunting  deer  or  goats. 

Shipping  licenses; 

Resident  of  Alaska  $40,  permitting  export  of  1  moose  taken  north  of  latitude 
62°,  4  deer,  2  caribou,  2  sheep,  2  goats  and  2  brown  bear. 

Single  trophy  of  caribou  or  sheep,  $10. 

Single  trophy  of  deer,  goat,  or  brown  bear,  $5. 

Special  license  for  shipping  one  moose  killed  south  of  latitude  62°,  $150. 

Not  more  than  one  general  (resident  $40  license)  and  two  special  moose 
($150)  licenses  issued  to  one  person  in  one  year. 

Every  person  exporting  game  or  trophies  must  file  with  the  customs  office  at 
port  of  shipment  an  affidavit  that  he  has  not  violated  the  game  laws,  that  the 
trophy  to  b:>  shipped  has  not  been  bought  or  purchased,  has  not  been  sold,  and 
is  not  shipped  for  purpose  of  sale ;  that  he  is  the  owner  of  the  trophy,  and.  in 
case  of  moose,  whether  the  animal  from  which  it  was  taken  was  killed  north 
or  south  of  latitude  62°. 

Permits  for  the  collection  and  shipment  of  specimens  for  scientific  purposes 
and  the  shipment  of  live  animals  and  birds  for  exhibition  or  propagation  are 
issued  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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